Finextra and Nium set webinar on corporate cross-border payments
A 12 November webinar will examine why businesses want faster, clearer international payments and what banks can improve.
By Rafael Ortiz 3 days agoSection
Fintech
Nayax completes $350m acquisition of IPS Group
Nayax has closed its $350 million cash purchase of smart-parking provider IPS Group, funded partly with new debt.
By Rafael Ortiz 3 days agoZilch explores London IPO for 2027 or early 2028
Zilch is holding early talks with banks over a possible flotation, with London reportedly preferred but no IPO confirmed.
By Rafael Ortiz 6 days agoApple Pay India launch starts with Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard cards
Apple Pay is now available in India, initially for eligible Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit cards on iPhone, iPad and Apple W...
By Rafael Ortiz 6 days agoCapitolis agrees to buy eSecLending for $200m in cash
Capitolis has agreed to acquire eSecLending for $200 million, adding securities-lending services subject to regulatory and antitru...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoCiti launches multi-market instant payments on Swift scheme
Citi says participating bank clients can use Swift to access live instant-payment routes in Australia, the UK and India, plus expa...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoSMEs forecast to shift cross-border payment business toward fintechs
A Mastercard survey reported by Finextra projects fintechs will lead SMEs’ main-provider choices by 2028, while most firms retain...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoValley Bank agrees to acquire Bluevine for about $340m
Valley National Bancorp has agreed to buy Bluevine in a cash-and-stock deal expected to close in early 2027, pending approvals.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoCircle and Volante partner to add USDC workflows to bank payment platforms
Circle and Volante say banks will be able to test USDC payment workflows within existing systems, though no customer rollout has b...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoECB opens digital euro innovation call for 2027 workstreams
The ECB has opened applications for firms and organisations to test services and examine future technology for a potential digital...
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoBitget puts losses from hot-wallet breach at $387.5 million
Bitget raised its estimate of assets affected by a hot-wallet breach and kept withdrawals paused pending a security review.
By Rafael Ortiz 1 week agoEurope has stablecoin rules, but its market is not ready to scale
MiCA gives Europe a legal framework for stablecoins, but a small euro market and unsettled policy leave broader adoption unresolve...
By Rafael Ortiz 2 weeks ago